WATER + STORMWATER
EPA recognizes excellence and innovation in clean water infrastructure. Creating environmental success
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized 28 water quality treatment projects for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. Honored proj- ects include large wastewater infrastructure projects to small decentral- ized and agriculture projects.
NVFYorklyn SiteWetland Project in Delaware
Exceptional Five projects received the top award:
Sewer Service Line Replacement Program — The Little Rock (Ar- kansas) Wastewater Utility has been under a Consent Order to reduce inflow and infiltration (I/I) to its collection system to stop manhole overflows. The utility has spent millions of dollars to rehab the col- lection system and started to hit diminishing returns. As a result, the utility developed a Sewer Service Line Replacement Program to work on reducing a different source of I/I into the system. The program is designed to assist homeowners in paying for the replacement of the service line from their home to the sewer main. It is an ongoing effort to reduce I/I that will decrease the cost of sanitary sewer collection and treatment as well as the customer’s monthly bill. The partial reimburse- ment program reimburses homeowners up to $2,500 after their service line is replaced by a plumber and inspected by the utility. The program is funded with a loan from the Arkansas CWSRF combined with a fund created using revenues from a $1 surcharge on each customer’s sewer bill. Using colorful inserts included with sewer bills, the utility encouraged homeowners to take advantage of the financial benefit and replace their
EPA’s Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success (PISCES; https://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/pisces) program cel- ebrates innovation demonstrated by CWSRF programs and assistance recipients. The CWSRF is a federal-state partnership that provides communities a permanent, independent source of low-cost financing for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects. During the last 30 years, CWSRF programs have provided more than $125 billion in financing for water quality infrastructure. “For decades, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund has supported critical water infrastructure projects that help grow the American economy and support our way of life,” said Mike Shapiro, acting as- sistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. “These projects are a testament to the power of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund in le- veraging investment to meet the country’s diverse clean water needs.” The 2017 PISCES program awarded 28 projects by state or local gov- ernments, public utilities, and private entities in three categories — Exceptional, Honorable Mention, and Recognized Excellence.
Howard Storage Basin-North Hill Separation Project in Ohio
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february 2018
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